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Family: Grossology at the Pacific Science Center, starting Jan 27th, free with admission.  This is perfect for elementary school age boys who still think farting is funny.  If it oozes or leaks out of some orifice, they break it down to the scientific level.  You can learn the entire periodic chart of snot.

Metaphysical: Extraterrestrial & Interplanetary Communication, Jan 25th, $10.  What?  Are the good aliens from planet Nibiru trying to reach you, and you don't know how to answer?  Forget cross country dialing here.  Learn how to communicate along the galactic level for your own loving consciousness and increasing our own solar family level of love.

Winter Party: Seattle Opera Bravo Winter Gala, Jan 25th, $25.  This group always manages to hit the cool venues in town.  It's sort of the über-crowd sans martini glasses, with performances by the young artists.  Actually, "young" for opera talent just means someone in their 20's.  At these events, it's impossible for the word "swanky" not to come to mind.

Gala: FiSHing for a Cure, Jan 27th, $100, a benefit for Muscular Dystrophy.  If you still have a gala left in you after the holiday season, then this one is worth making.  This is one of the bigger and well organized galas in town.  Actually, if you received any new outfits for Christmas, this is the place to take them out for their first test drive.

Restaurant: FareStart opens its new restaurant in February.  Seattle's number one philanthropic restaurant inaugurates its new facility, opening with a spectacular dinner from the good folks at Canlis.  It's probably a statement of Seattle nice that, this is the hardest restaurant to get reservations at, so start planning now.

Wine: Woodinville Wine Diva, Jan 24th, $40.  These events are always a hoot.  After their second glass, these women go into fits of giggling.  Anyway, it's a tour of Yakima area wineries for the afternoon.  Using a stereotype, wine people tend to be pretty nice people too, so it's a fun crowd to party with.

Senior Activity: Resource Fair, Jan 26th, free.  The City of Seattle is making sure its old people are happy and healthy.  At this fair, there are exhibits and vendors from local businesses, service agencies, and local government programs with information on products and services.  They even throw in a free lunch to boot.

Music: Seattle Presents, starting Jan 26th with the Seattle Symphony, noon at City Hall, free.  This is a weekly series of concerts on the taxpayer's dime to lift the culture in this town.  These are actually pretty good concerts, but it's too bad they're limited to City Hall - they need to do a little mini-tour or something.

Health: Semana has a free health fair, Jan 27th, 4-7 PM.  Continuing the New Year's get healthy resolution, this health club is hosting a little health fair with chiropractors, physical therapists, naturopaths, and others to answer your questions, and help you on your way to a healthier new you in 2007.  There's also free body fat testing to determine if you're officially at the lard-ass level or not.

Organizations: African Chamber in the Northwest, Africa could probably be one of the trickiest places to do business and not for run-of-the-mill chumps.  It can be easy to be pessimistic on the outlook of Africa and its possibilities, but this group manages to create (to use an oft phrase) 'win-win' scenarios where everyone benefits.

Natural Energy Boosts: Forget the hooky herbs and supplements.  Here are the tried and true methods to get more energy and put a little more spring in your step.

Napping: Infants, grandparents and Europeans may be onto something here.  A little power nap during the day can have quantum improvements on your productivity and health.  The napping pros advise taking a 20 minute nap between 1-3 PM, stay away from coffee and alcohol during lunch, and turn off your telephone and cell.  Now, put your head down on your desk, and don't be ashamed.

Get more light: With the monochrome skies winter, how can one not feel a bit downcast and lethargic?  One easy answer is light bulbs formulated to emit the hues of natural sunshine, not to mention, those alarm clocks that start lighting up 30 minutes before the alarm goes off.

Water, Coffee, and Sugar: Coffee is a gimmie, everyone's default but try to limit your intake to 1-2 cups  or 1 grande latte per day.  Sugar gets a bad wrap.  It has some pluses and minuses, but like anything, when used in moderation, it's alright.  Sugar in cookie form works best, especially if you opt for a fiber-filled oatmeal cookie.  Water is an overlooked choice, and best of all, it comes right out of the tap.

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